Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-08-13
NEW-HAVEN ITEMS.

Children's day was celebrated here
the 18th inst, which was both in the
rendition of the programme by the
scholars and collection for the benefit of
foreign missions beyond the expecta-
ton ofthe school and visitors who were
present. The church was filled to its
utmost capacity. We are glad to hear
that the efforts put forth by our w0r-
thy Supt., Jno. w. Wilson in conjunc-
ton with the other officers and teach
ers were crowned with success. We
thank all who gave soliberally for the
missionary cause to have the heather
educated into the light Of the Gospel
and Christianity but we think and
knoc that we have heathens in our
land of Bibles who need some more
attention in that direction. We do not
wish to be understood to be opposed
to missionary work. That is rightand
we support it but we do think that we
are too Indifferent about the education
ofthe masses ofpeople who do not have
bibles, do not patroniZe Sunday
schools and worse than all do not hear
a sermon once in twelve month.
We attended the Vaudeville Camp
meeting, going up on Saturday, 9th.
and staying all night with James
McCloy, Esq, whose kindness and
hospitality we received soon made us
at home and we enjoyed ourselves
exceedinglyin conversation andlisten-
ing to the sweet strains of music pro-
duced by our organist who always
plays in case of necessity and who has
such talent for music that it is said
he has been known to charm or kill
rats which should happen to be in pro-
pinquity on the occasion ofhis render
ing such enchanting and enrapturing
music. We retired at late hour and
arose much refreshed and fortified
ourselves for the fatigues of the day
with good substantial breakfast got
ten up by our friend James McCloy.
Well, breakfast being over we started
for the Camp and must say that our
hopes were more than realized. Such
an assemblage of people never was it
our pleasure to behold before. The
large woods in which it was held was
full to overlooking, so to speak, and
we had to make our way to the circle
by inches. We endeavored to get
sufficiently close to hear the sermon
preached by some eminent divine
Whose name we did not learn) but
when we got one word of the
discourse lost ten by the general con.
fusion and we gave it up as one of the
impossibilities of the day and started
to find our buggy. After elbowing
our way through the mass of people
we found our buggy which we sat in
considerable time enjoying our last
weeks HERALD.
Richard Shroads, of Gerard stoWn, lost
his barn, all his wheat and many if
not all his farming implements by fire
On Friday evening, 9th inst. The
cause of the fire is not known but is
supposed to be the work of an incen-
diary. The barn was covered by $1,000
insurance; nevertheless Mr.. Shroad's
loss will be heavy.
Aug. 9Th, 1887. Nom DE PLUME.
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